PROCUREMENT PLANNING
Section 7. Procurement Planning and Budgeting Linkage
7.1. All procurement shall be within the approved budget of the Procuring Entity and should be meticulously and judiciously planned by the Procuring Entity. Consistent with government fiscal discipline measures, only those considered crucial to the efficient discharge of governmental functions shall be included in the Annual Procurement Plan (APP). For purposes of this IRR, a procurement project shall be considered crucial to the efficient discharge of governmental functions if it is required for the day-to-day operations or is in pursuit of the principal mandate of the Procuring Entity concerned. The APP shall include provisions for foreseeable emergencies based on historical records. In the case of Infrastructure Projects, the APP shall consider the appropriate timing/phasing of related project activities, such as, engineering design and acquisition of right-of-way site or location, to reduce/lower project costs.
7.2. No procurement shall be undertaken unless it is in accordance with the approved APP, including approved changes thereto. The APP must be consistent with the duly approved yearly budget of the Procuring Entity and shall bear the approval of the HoPE or second-ranking official designated by the HoPE to act on his behalf.
7.3. The APP shall be formulated and revised only in accordance with the following guidelines:
7.3.1. Upon issuance of the budget call in the case of NGAs, SUCs, Constitutional Commissions or Offices, or similar document for GOCCs, GFIs and LGUs, the Procuring Entity shall prepare its indicative APP for the succeeding calendar year to support its proposed budget taking into consideration the budget framework for that year in order to reflect its priorities and objectives.
7.3.2. In the preparation of the indicative APP, the end-user or implementing units of the Procuring Entity shall formulate their respective Project Procurement Management Plans (PPMPs) for their different programs, activities, and projects (PAPs). The PPMP shall include:
- information on whether PAPs will be contracted out, implemented by administration in accordance with the guidelines issued by the GPPB, or consigned;
- the type and objective of contract to be employed;
- the extent/size of contract scopes/packages;
- the procurement methods to be adopted, and indicating if the procurement tasks are to be outsourced as provided in Section 7.3.3 of this IRR;
- the time schedule for each procurement activity and for the contract implementation; and
- the estimated budget for the general components of the contract.
For purposes of this Section, consignment refers to an arrangement where the following requisites are present: (a) delivery of goods by their owner (consignor), without sale, to a government agency (consignee); (b) consignee must try to sell the goods and remit the price of the sold goods to the consignor; (c) consignee accepts without any liability except for failure to reasonably protect them from damage; (d) no disbursement of government funds is involved; and (e) at terms not disadvantageous to the GoP.
Based on the specific needs, the end-user or implementing units of the Procuring Entity shall be responsible for the preparation of all documents necessary for the procurement activity, including but shall not be limited to, the technical specifications, scope of work, or terms of reference.
7.3.3. In order to hasten project implementation, Procuring Entities which may not have the proficiency or capability to undertake a particular procurement, as determined by the HoPE concerned, may outsource the procurement tasks by:
- Requesting other GoP agencies to undertake such procurement for them, through the execution of a memorandum of agreement containing specific arrangements, stipulations and covenants, in accordance with government budgeting, accounting and auditing rules;
- Engaging private procurement agents to directly undertake the procurement for them, subject to the guidelines to be issued by the GPPB; or
- Recruiting or engaging consultants to assist them directly and/or train their staff in the management of the procurement function.
7.3.4. The PPMPs shall then be submitted to the Procuring Entity's Budget Office for evaluation in order to ensure consistency with the Procuring Entity's budget proposal and compliance with existing budgeting rules. The PPMPs included in the budget proposal shall be forwarded to the BAC Secretariat for consolidation into an indicative APP, and to the BAC for final recommendation of the appropriate procurement modality. For this purpose, the indicative APP shall include the following:
- Name of Procurement Project;
- Procurement Management Office (PMO)/end-user/implementing unit;
- Method of Procurement;
- Schedule of identified procurement activities as reflected in the APP form approved by the GPPB;
- Source of funds;
- Indicative ABC; and
- Other relevant descriptions of the project, if applicable.
The indicative APP and budget proposal shall be simultaneously submitted to the HoPE and/or other oversight bodies for approval.
7.3.5. As soon as the GAA, corporate budget, or appropriation ordinance, as the case may be, becomes final, the end-user or implementing units shall revise and adjust the PPMPs to reflect the budgetary allocation for their respective PAPs. The revised PPMPs shall be submitted to the BAC, through its Secretariat, for the final recommendation of the methods of procurement. The indicative APP shall then be revised and approved in accordance with Section 7.2 of this IRR. The APP shall be submitted to the GPPB on or before the end of January of the budget year, and shall be posted in accordance with E.O. 662, series of 2007, as amended.
7.4. Changes to the individual PPMPs and the consolidated APP may be undertaken every six (6) months or as often as may be required by the HoPE. The respective end-user or implementing units of the Procuring Entity shall be responsible for the changes to the PPMPs, while the BAC Secretariat shall be responsible for the consolidation of these PPMPs into an APP, which shall be subject to the approval of the HoPE.
Changes in the APP, if any, for the budget year shall be submitted to the GPPB in July of the current budget year, and in January of the following budget year.
7.5. The ABC as reflected in the approved APP shall be at all times consistent with the appropriations for the project authorized in the GAA, continuing, and automatic appropriations, the corporate budget, and the appropriations ordinance, as the case may be.
7.6. To facilitate the immediate implementation of procurement of Goods, Infrastructure Projects or Consulting Services, even pending approval of the GAA, corporate budget or appropriations ordinance, as the case may be, and notwithstanding Section 7.2 hereof, the Procuring Entity may undertake the procurement activities short of award.
NGAs, SUCs, Constitutional Commissions or Offices are encouraged to start their procurement activities immediately after the National Expenditure Program (NEP) has been submitted by the President to Congress, provided that the HoPE has approved the corresponding indicative APP. This will facilitate the awarding of procurement contracts after the enactment of the GAA, enabling the timely implementation and completion of programs and projects.
For a contract with a period not exceeding one (1) year, the ABC shall be based on the amount in the indicative APP as included in the proposed national budget submitted by the President to Congress; for GOCCs, on budget levels as proposed to the governing board; or for LGUs, on budget levels as proposed in the executive budget submitted to the Sanggunian. In the case of multi-year contracts, for which a MYOA or an equivalent document is required, the ABC shall be the amount reflected in the MYOA or equivalent document.
No award of contract shall be made until the GAA, corporate budget or appropriations ordinance, as the case may be, has been approved or enacted.